Esoph egd dilation <30 mm at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights, IL · Nm · · NPI 1043600026

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$10,314.08

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$14,734.40

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$769.92 with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] vs $4,812.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $769.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $769.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS SELECT $769.92 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $899.84 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PPO $923.90 ↓ -91%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS PPO $923.90 ↓ -91%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,034.58 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC CORE $1,068.50 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC ALL OTHER $1,187.00 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BROAD $1,424.35 ↓ -86%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA IL PREFERRED $1,631.27 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS HMO $1,882.94 ↓ -82%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] PH BCBS HMO $1,882.94 ↓ -82%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH AETNA $2,030.66 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH AETNA $2,030.66 ↓ -80%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,406.00 ↓ -77%
CARELON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [159] PH VALUE OPTIONS BHO $2,406.00 ↓ -77%
MAGELLAN BEHAVIORAL HLTH [136] PH MAGELLAN BHS $2,887.20 ↓ -72%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] PH THE ALLIANCE $3,090.75 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH MULTIPLAN/PHCS $3,368.40 ↓ -67%
COMPSYCH [112] PH COMPSYCH $3,609.00 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] PH FIRST HEALTH $3,609.00 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL BHS $3,849.60 ↓ -63%
BEECHSTREET [176] PH BEECHSTREET $3,849.60 ↓ -63%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] PH HFN $4,090.20 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] PH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
HEALTH ALLIANCE [181] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
HEALTHLINK [125] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] PH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] PH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $4,812.00 ↓ -53%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] PH UBH BHS not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] PH MEDICARE not published by hospital

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Esoph egd dilation <30 mm at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $226.80 $347.76 – $988.61
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $226.80 $2,677.41 – $2,970.16
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $9,458.54 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $2,656.80 $136.87 – $1,481.15
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190 $13,446.98 not published
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich $10,082.25 $113.40 – $113.40
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva $11,843.40 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest $15,327.76 not published

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